Jin Joong-kwon "I Don't Understand Why People Are Betting Their Lives on the Corruption Investigation Office"

"Tell Me How Things Will Change When the Gong-su-cheo Is Launched"

Former Dongyang University Professor Jin Joong-kwon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Former Dongyang University professor Jin Joong-kwon criticized pro-Moon Jae-in supporters on the 10th, saying, "I don't understand why they are so obsessed with the High-ranking Officials' Crime Investigation Unit (HOCI)."

On the same day, Jin posted on his Facebook, "It's just a matter of setting the rules for palace intrigue among political elites who might commit power corruption, like the factional strife in the Joseon Dynasty, so why does the whole country have to be noisy?" he said.

He added, "Anyway, the so-called prosecution reform is only good for the crooks who commit corruption. For ordinary people like us, it doesn't bring any benefit," and said, "'They said he died suddenly after being hit,' but it was the police, not the prosecution. The cases like the Yakchon Five-way Intersection incident and the Hwaseong 8th case, where uneducated and poor people were tortured and falsely accused, were also done by the police, not the prosecution."

He continued, "I really don't know what good prosecution reform will bring to us. How will the lives of ordinary people improve if the Joint Securities Crime Investigation Team is disbanded? Will our lives become more prosperous if investigations into Shinrajen, Lime Fund, or Optimus are not conducted?" He sarcastically added, "The right to commit power corruption without investigation. The right not to go when summoned by the prosecution. The right to leave early from questioning due to illness. The right not to stand on the photo line even if indicted. The right not to have the suspect's facts publicly disclosed. The right to leave early from trial due to appointments. Anyway, these rights are not something ordinary people like us can enjoy, right?"

Then, Jin said, "Even chief prosecutors are being flying-attacked by the reformed prosecution, so there's no need to talk about the human rights of ordinary people like us," and criticized, "Why should people who have nothing, like us, care about the human rights of those who can afford to hire a dozen expensive lawyers enjoying special treatment after retirement?"

He pointed out again, "Why do people who have never once held a candlelight vigil for those who were falsely accused of murder and served 20 years in prison using public defenders because they had no money, rush en masse to Seocho-dong to make a scene for the immoral Gangnam ladies?"

Finally, Jin concluded his post by saying, "Dear Daekkaemun (a derogatory term for supporters of President Moon Jae-in), I'm really curious, so tell me how your lives will change if the prosecution is reformed under the Chu Mi-ae line and Lee Seong-yoon's faction and the HOCI is launched," and asked rhetorically, "I know for sure their lives will get better, but how will yours improve?"

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